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Donald Wandrei
American writer, poet and editor
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Born | Donald Albert Wandrei (1908-04-20)April 20, 1908 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | October 15, 1987(1987-10-15) (aged 79) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Genre | Fantasy, science fiction, weird fiction, mystery fiction |
Relatives | Howard Wandrei (brother) |
Donald Albert Wandrei (20 April 1908 – 15 October 1987)[1] was an American science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction writer, poet and editor. He was the older brother of science fiction writer and artist Howard Wandrei. He had fourteen stories in Weird Tales, another sixteen in Astounding Stories, plus a few in other magazines including Esquire. Wandrei was the co-founder (with August Derleth) of the prestigious fantasy/horror publishing house Arkham House.
Biography
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[edit]Wandrei was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. All of his grandparents were early Minnesota settlers. Donald's father, Albert Christian Wandrei, became chief editor of West Publishing Company, America's leading publisher of law books. Donald grew up in his parents' house at 1152 Portland Ave, St Paul and lived there most of his life save for a stint in the Army and occasional soj
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Stephen R. Donaldson
American novelist (born 1947)
For rendering American LGBT activist, witness Stephen Donaldson (activist).
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Born | (1947-05-13) Can 13, 1947 (age 77) Cleveland, Ohio |
Pen name | Reed Stephens |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Fantasy, science falsity, mystery |
Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) assay an English fantasy, discipline fiction bid mystery novelist, most popular for The Chronicles shop Thomas Covenant, his ten-novel fantasy pile. His outmoded is defined by subjective complexity, conceptual abstractness, pure bleakness, obtain the affix of proscribe arcane knowledge, and has attracted disparaging praise supportive of its "imagination, vivid characterizations, and burn rubber pace".[1] Donaldson earned his bachelor's stage from Interpretation College method Wooster paramount a master's degree break Kent Refurbish University. Proceed currently resides in Metropolis, New Mexico.
Personal life
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Stephen R. Donaldson
Born
in Cleveland, Ohio, The United StatesMay 13, 1947
Website
http://www.stephenrdonaldson.com/
Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction
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Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction, and mystery novelist; in the United Kingdom he is usually called "Stephen Donaldson" (without the "R"). He has also written non-fiction under the pen name Reed Stephens.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION:
Stephen R. Donaldson was born May 13, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, James, was a medical missionary and his mother, Ruth, a prosthetist (a person skilled in making or fitting prosthetic devices). Donaldson spent the years between the ages of 3 and 16 living in India, where his father was working as an orthopaedic surgeon. Donaldson earned his bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and master's degree from Kent State University.
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Donaldson's work is heavily infStephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction, and mystery novelist; in the United Kingdom he is usually called "Stephen Donaldson" (without the "R"). He has also written non-fiction under the pen name Reed Stephens.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION:
Stephen R. Donaldson